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Juan Gabriel Vasquezbooks include the 2014 International IMPAC Dublin award winner and national bestseller, The Sound of Things Falling, as well as the award-winning The Informers and The Secret History of Costaguana.

Return of the Hungry Hamster #1

Sam HayIllustrator: Simon Cooper

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Dumpling the hamster came to a dusty end inside a vacuum cleaner. He suspects that his owner Oliver’s parents never admitted to their son that they were to blame for Dumpling’s demise. Now the hamster needs Joe’s help to reveal the truth – but there’s a furry surprise awaiting them at Oliver’s house…

Return of the Hungry Hamster #1

Sam Hay,Illustrator: Simon Cooper

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The Return of the Hungry Hamster is a funny, rather than scary, ghost story. Being a ghost doesn’t stop Dumpling causing all sorts of havoc, getting Joe into trouble at home and at school and eating everything in sight! There’s the right amount of grossness and ghoulishness to appeal to kids without going over the top. Illustrated throughout – and with some cartoon sections – it’s sure to appeal to the younger but fairly confident reader – maybe 7 and up, though even I enjoyed it! A great Halloween read.